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that is the reason this election is so important. when the compromises that are fundamentally different. the reason the media is so apoplectic with the lack of -- the expectation is always to do less of more. if you want to do more -- if you want to do less, that is -- we cannot do that. that is not a reasonable compromise. the reason there is such acrimony is because there are finally a group of republicans who says, enough. we are not doing more. we are not compromising on doing more. we will do less and you will compromise on how much less we do. [applause] to finish your comments, i would not cut the defense department. the number one priority of this country, of the federal government, is the defense of this country. [applause] if you look at defense spending as a percentage of the budget, it is roughly 20%. what was its 50 years ago? close to 60%. what is the problem? defense spending? nope. defense spending is not the problem. since it is the only thing the federal government does that no one else can do, that is the thing tha
that is the reason this election is so important. when the compromises that are fundamentally different. the reason the media is so apoplectic with the lack of -- the expectation is always to do less of more. if you want to do more -- if you want to do less, that is -- we cannot do that. that is not a reasonable compromise. the reason there is such acrimony is because there are finally a group of republicans who says, enough. we are not doing more. we are not compromising on doing more. we will...
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we did nothing new on this in this election. nothing had changed from previous elections. where we had people scratching their heads and asking questions was with early voting. early voting in ohio is done the same whether it is by mail or in person. you felt the same five fields and that's what you do and we got inundated with calls and i got e-mails and phone calls personally that said the board of election did not ask me for id and they're not doing their job. in early voting you don't have to present identification, that is only on election day. there is just a lot of confusion about what the rules are. if you look at the facts on voter turnout in ohio, we had a record early vote turnout by 1.8 million, 100,000 more than in 2008. our alternative, when you batted in election day, was 100,000 less. -- when you ed in the election day, it was 100,000 less per it is not for lack of information in ohio, is a lack of good information. >> i want to make sure i have this right -- you don't need id if you vote early in person but you do need id if you vote on election day? >> yo
we did nothing new on this in this election. nothing had changed from previous elections. where we had people scratching their heads and asking questions was with early voting. early voting in ohio is done the same whether it is by mail or in person. you felt the same five fields and that's what you do and we got inundated with calls and i got e-mails and phone calls personally that said the board of election did not ask me for id and they're not doing their job. in early voting you don't have...
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we've already lost the election, right? that's over. it's about the next election now. so you want to start with an intellectually honest appraisal of what happened in the coalition. what parts of their coalition are we able to pick off. who can we reach? what messaging can we use to reach them. what policies can be used to reach them. so you have want to have a top to bottom review of what happened. you want to look at d technology that they used to turn out the vote and say not only do we want to equal that. you want to surpass it. if you delude yourself into believing that as romney and ryan said that the outcome of the election was determined for what they said it was, you don't have an election. taking your first steps to building a team to win the next election we're still going in the wrong direction. and that's the bad side of it. >> first of all, video is king. it used to be not too long in politics that there was a new york story. this is how whitewater started, for instance. >> water gate. that it would drive the debate and coverage. now a days if it doesn't
we've already lost the election, right? that's over. it's about the next election now. so you want to start with an intellectually honest appraisal of what happened in the coalition. what parts of their coalition are we able to pick off. who can we reach? what messaging can we use to reach them. what policies can be used to reach them. so you have want to have a top to bottom review of what happened. you want to look at d technology that they used to turn out the vote and say not only do we...
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i had the blessing of being elected in a state where my legislature was 85% democrat. it did not take a rocket scientist or a brilliant engineer for me to figure out that to get anything done i had to work with the opposition party. we disagreed on almost every issue, but we respected each other. from time to time we could find common ground. we agreed to cut taxes time and again. we read balanced the budget. we agreed not to expand our borrowing. we agreed to have english immersion in our schools. the decisions of our predecessors -- we can work together. i began early on in my administration -- i said i will not attack the speaker of the house and the senate, that on a personal basis. i will show respect for them. halfway to my term i published a brochure which describe the great accomplishments in my administration. this was a campaign kind of thing. i paid for it, so my picture is on the cover, all right? so is the picture of the senate president and the speaker of the house. we are together in these pictures. you open it up and it talks about our accomplishments t
i had the blessing of being elected in a state where my legislature was 85% democrat. it did not take a rocket scientist or a brilliant engineer for me to figure out that to get anything done i had to work with the opposition party. we disagreed on almost every issue, but we respected each other. from time to time we could find common ground. we agreed to cut taxes time and again. we read balanced the budget. we agreed not to expand our borrowing. we agreed to have english immersion in our...
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in the next election, we either keep electing those people, we do not, or we pushed them to change the rules of the game so it is not as hard to get things done. host: we are talking with stan collender, national director with corvis communications and a former staffer for a number of members of the house and center. we're also talking with josh gordon. up next is shelleyguest: some or problems that we have is we keep electing senators and congressman who are not economists and they really know nothing about the economy but they do know about beagle finagling. making more policy to fix policies that wind up causing more problems in the first place. no. 2, we have so many in the media that cannot understand the issues at the core. until we come to grapple with this, we do not educate the people, spending is indeed the problem. payne will come, really, number one, by spurring job creation. you are taking out a dollar towards someone else is doing a job. saying things like capitalism is against the poor, but capitalism has brought more people out of poverty than any other system in the wo
in the next election, we either keep electing those people, we do not, or we pushed them to change the rules of the game so it is not as hard to get things done. host: we are talking with stan collender, national director with corvis communications and a former staffer for a number of members of the house and center. we're also talking with josh gordon. up next is shelleyguest: some or problems that we have is we keep electing senators and congressman who are not economists and they really know...
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here's how i look at the choice americans face in this election. in politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. and then there are those, like john mccain, who use their careers to promote change. they're the ones whose names appear on laws and landmark reforms, not just on buttons and banners, or on self- designed presidential seals. among politicians, there is the idealism of high-flown speechmaking, in which crowds are stirringly summoned to support great things. and then there is the idealism of those leaders, like john mccain, who actually do great things. they're the ones who are good for more than talk, the ones we have always been able to count on to serve and defend america. senator mccain's record of actual achievement and reform helps explain why so many special interests, lobbyists, and comfortable committee chairmen in congress have fought the prospect of a mccain presidency -- from the primary election of 2000 to this very day. our nominee doesn't run with the washington herd. he's a man who's there to
here's how i look at the choice americans face in this election. in politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. and then there are those, like john mccain, who use their careers to promote change. they're the ones whose names appear on laws and landmark reforms, not just on buttons and banners, or on self- designed presidential seals. among politicians, there is the idealism of high-flown speechmaking, in which crowds are stirringly summoned to support great...
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this election is the most important election in your lifetime. it is vitally important for the second amendment but it is important for all of the amendments and it is important for the very foundational principles and freedoms of our country. as always said earlier, you are all in. berets and i drove around iowa in a pickup truck with a guy named schock - chuck for months on and with no chance of winning is because karen and i and our family felt we had to be all in. this was not a race -- [applause] this is not a race i felt comfortable sitting on the sidelines. i had to do everything i could. i ask all of you to do everything you can. i know there will always be complaints about not liking one candidate or another or they as a rigid are not as good on certain issues. we've got to win in this general election. we got to elect conservatives in our primaries, constitutionalists in our primaries and make sure they are elected in the. general the we have to be all in and i pledge to you that even though i am no longer in this race, i will be all in
this election is the most important election in your lifetime. it is vitally important for the second amendment but it is important for all of the amendments and it is important for the very foundational principles and freedoms of our country. as always said earlier, you are all in. berets and i drove around iowa in a pickup truck with a guy named schock - chuck for months on and with no chance of winning is because karen and i and our family felt we had to be all in. this was not a race --...
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we can win this election in 2012. it requires us to buy back like never before. >> we may be off from labor unions. our fight is for america, its future, and the next generation. hopefully they will not have to make the same fight again. we will have learned to quit repeating these things that cause division, harm, and hurt. people should have a right to vote. s. citizens of this country, we should be able to secure that for the next generations. we have to take up each other's hands again and start marching toward a common direction. we will win. [applause] >> i would agree. it is about our country. i think what each of us in this room can do is talk to our friends and family. it is appalling how many people do choose to stay home. either because some are lazy and some do not care. there are decisions made in this town and other towns that impact us in ways we do not even really imagine. make sure. talk to people about the issue. make sure people do go to the polls and vote. that is the most important thing people ca
we can win this election in 2012. it requires us to buy back like never before. >> we may be off from labor unions. our fight is for america, its future, and the next generation. hopefully they will not have to make the same fight again. we will have learned to quit repeating these things that cause division, harm, and hurt. people should have a right to vote. s. citizens of this country, we should be able to secure that for the next generations. we have to take up each other's hands...
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elections have consequences and four years ago when the president-elected barack obama, there was a lot of belief that things really would change, that he really would work across the aisle, that he would change. unfortunately, he hasn't kept any of his promises. he's the one said we passed the stimulus bill, unemployment wouldn't exceed 8%. 42 consecutive months of unemployment at 8%. the president said we'll pass the stimulus bill, it will create 3 million new job, 5 million people have lost their job since. it's time for america to stand up and reclaim our country. mitt romney one of the most sincere, honest, decent human beings to walk on the face of the earth. he has the record of creating jobs from one coast to the other. he has a record of balancing budgets and fixing problems in his own state of massachusetts. he is the person who will keep his promises to the american people. he's the person who will fix our economy. he's the guy who will send barack obama packing his backs back to chicago. ladies and gentlemen, mitt romney. ♪ i was born free ♪ i was born free ♪ born free
elections have consequences and four years ago when the president-elected barack obama, there was a lot of belief that things really would change, that he really would work across the aisle, that he would change. unfortunately, he hasn't kept any of his promises. he's the one said we passed the stimulus bill, unemployment wouldn't exceed 8%. 42 consecutive months of unemployment at 8%. the president said we'll pass the stimulus bill, it will create 3 million new job, 5 million people have lost...
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voters can call and have their questions answered before election day, on election day if they are at the polls. we have trained attorneys to enter their calls. in 2008, we had 2000 legal volunteers. the same for 2012. we also created a resourced sheet. we have handouts here on the table available to all of you. they talk about our website where you can find information on all the laws in all the states. if you want to work with voters to help them get id, we did a report along with other organizations about groups in tennessee and wisconsin that are working to help voters get id, what works and what doesn't, the resources needed. we have that died. -- guide. we also have a smartphone app. for the under people, this is the way they get their information and use their information. -- for the younger people, this is the way they get their information and use their information. all of these resources are available to you. we talked about the voting changes. we have the map of shame which shows all of the changes in voting laws that threaten to disenfranchise voters. in closing, i just wa
voters can call and have their questions answered before election day, on election day if they are at the polls. we have trained attorneys to enter their calls. in 2008, we had 2000 legal volunteers. the same for 2012. we also created a resourced sheet. we have handouts here on the table available to all of you. they talk about our website where you can find information on all the laws in all the states. if you want to work with voters to help them get id, we did a report along with other...
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who is collected. >> -- elected. for>> and not a lot happens at this level. what are you all pushing for and the end of this day, what do you want on the priority list? >> i still think like a business guy. i do not know about you, but i just happen to be mayor right now. you own a company. you have these competitors. you're dysfunctional your competition loves it. if your china or germany and you are watching us bicker over all of these things, they loved it, especially when it comes to manufacturing and manufacturing policy. the have federal industrial policies were they're not playing with the same rules we are, and they say that is not fair. well, guess what, the world has evolved. how does our economy evolves so we feel like we can learn something from germany or china? waterweed learning, and how we adapt our system -- what are we learning, and how we adapt our system? >> i echo that and go further. i think in the short term the real innovation will happen in cities come in to a lesser extent state. i wish as a
who is collected. >> -- elected. for>> and not a lot happens at this level. what are you all pushing for and the end of this day, what do you want on the priority list? >> i still think like a business guy. i do not know about you, but i just happen to be mayor right now. you own a company. you have these competitors. you're dysfunctional your competition loves it. if your china or germany and you are watching us bicker over all of these things, they loved it, especially when...
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you make a big election about small things. ladies and gentlemen, that is what barack obama said of his opponent four years ago when he ran for president. that is exactly what barack obama has become now as president. we had a chat about libya and benghazi. we mourn the loss of these four brave americans. but talking about blaming, first they blame a youtube video and nonexistent right. when the country is getting upset, they blame romney and ryan for getting people upset. they keep changing their story. this is not leadership looks like. we need clarity, not confusion. we need accountability and no more excuses. this tragedy would be troubling in and of itself and tragic in and of itself. but unfortunately we are witnessing the unraveling of the obama foreign policy. when you say it is ok to impose devastating cuts on our military or that we do not need any more m-1 tanks, we are projecting weakness. when we project weakness abroad, our enemies become more brazen. they are more likely to test us. our allies are less likely to
you make a big election about small things. ladies and gentlemen, that is what barack obama said of his opponent four years ago when he ran for president. that is exactly what barack obama has become now as president. we had a chat about libya and benghazi. we mourn the loss of these four brave americans. but talking about blaming, first they blame a youtube video and nonexistent right. when the country is getting upset, they blame romney and ryan for getting people upset. they keep changing...
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this election is about jobs. the affordable care act is one of the reasons businesses are so afraid to expand and hire. it is hurting our economy and needs to be overturned and replaced with the things i said. >> mr. casey? you have 90 seconds. >> i agree with one part, the number one issue in the campaign is jobs. will we continue to move this economy in the right direction or we take a turn into the ditch we were in? but health care here is what i believe. most americans believe that even if they are in disagreement with the legislation, we need to get democrats and republicans coming together to make sure this works. no. 2, most people in this country do not want us to go back to the time when children with pre-existing conditions do not have coverage for treatment. where young people cannot have the coverage on their parents or families plan. we have got to do everything we can to make sure that we implement it the right way. i have already supported lots of changes to the legislation. i will do more. but the
this election is about jobs. the affordable care act is one of the reasons businesses are so afraid to expand and hire. it is hurting our economy and needs to be overturned and replaced with the things i said. >> mr. casey? you have 90 seconds. >> i agree with one part, the number one issue in the campaign is jobs. will we continue to move this economy in the right direction or we take a turn into the ditch we were in? but health care here is what i believe. most americans believe...
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the elections have been fairly close. interestingly enough, if you take a look at the money in 2008 spent by the presidential campaign on television advertising, from the middle of september 2 election day when you really get into the big spending, pa., television stations, the second most money spent in the country, $25 million. florida had more money spent than any state, $30 million. of ohio was third with $17 million in television expenditures by the candidates, by their campaigns. then, if you look at pennsylvania, it was the third most visited state. from labor day to election day, by the presidential candidates. ohio was the first. as you might expect, 62 visits to all iowa mccain and palin and joe biden and the president, said those three states, ohio, florida, and pennsylvania, they saw more than 60% of the visits and 2008 and more than 60,000 of the television advertising. it is interesting that pa. despite the fact that it voted democrat for five straight elections remains a visited state. this year, this year,
the elections have been fairly close. interestingly enough, if you take a look at the money in 2008 spent by the presidential campaign on television advertising, from the middle of september 2 election day when you really get into the big spending, pa., television stations, the second most money spent in the country, $25 million. florida had more money spent than any state, $30 million. of ohio was third with $17 million in television expenditures by the candidates, by their campaigns. then, if...
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election. what is going on in pennsylvania? guest of this is a real question about pennsylvania, -- guest: this is the real question, pa., like lucy and the football getting pulled away at the last minute, data shows that there is more going on in pennsylvania than what you might think. normally in the suburbs it is a real battleground between the democrats and republicans. this year you are saying that the suburbs are leaning very heavily towards the republicans. you're saying the president is doing even better in the urban areas. the suburbs are really leaning in our direction. host: i am glad that mitt romney is wasting his time in -- guest: i am glad that mitt romney is wasting his time in pennsylvania. this poll, the susquehanna paul, up and down four or five points, if anything it shows movement towards a pet -- president. i am not worried about pennsylvania. host: reuters put together a combination, here is the latest, taking a look at these battleground states. colorado, florida, virgin
election. what is going on in pennsylvania? guest of this is a real question about pennsylvania, -- guest: this is the real question, pa., like lucy and the football getting pulled away at the last minute, data shows that there is more going on in pennsylvania than what you might think. normally in the suburbs it is a real battleground between the democrats and republicans. this year you are saying that the suburbs are leaning very heavily towards the republicans. you're saying the president is...
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this election is about much more than that. this is the most anti-religious administration in american history. it is not just a war on the catholic church. they wanted to redefine what a religious person was. there were so off the mark because -- when you get the supreme court telling you that you are wrong, do you know how wrong he has to be to lose 9-0? [applause] and i want to promise all of you, on the very first day, if i end up as the nominee and we win the election and i become president, this is up to god and the american people -- if this happens, on the first day, shortly after the inauguration, i will repeal every single anti-religious act of bigotry by this administration. [applause] let's be very clear. the elite media has done everything to totally distort what is at stake over the battle over religious liberty. this is not about the fight over contraception, this is about if the government can impose on a religious institution -- this is why they thought -- it established the principle that they were slaves and
this election is about much more than that. this is the most anti-religious administration in american history. it is not just a war on the catholic church. they wanted to redefine what a religious person was. there were so off the mark because -- when you get the supreme court telling you that you are wrong, do you know how wrong he has to be to lose 9-0? [applause] and i want to promise all of you, on the very first day, if i end up as the nominee and we win the election and i become...
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if he did not like it, we will have another presidential election contest. the limiting principle is that they are taxing us. they are making us pay. if they do a cash for clunkers, i do not think they will because there is no room for it. we do not need constitutional lawyers and judges pulling principles out of thin air to limit the ability of congress to pass a loss on cash for clunkers requiring you to buy a car. congress will not do it. there's not a need for its. if they do do it, i want to see why they do it. there maybe a reason for it. mike talked about construction. -- conscription. let me read you the language of a law that george washington find his name to. it is this sufficient bayonet and bill. they had a knapsack and bill. does not less than 24 cartridges. if you're 30 years old, you do not need a health insurance policies unless you're going to get hit by a truck. they're subsidizing older folks. welcome to social security. in denver people may be going in. there's nothing unconstitutional about that. to be will roll back 70 years of progres
if he did not like it, we will have another presidential election contest. the limiting principle is that they are taxing us. they are making us pay. if they do a cash for clunkers, i do not think they will because there is no room for it. we do not need constitutional lawyers and judges pulling principles out of thin air to limit the ability of congress to pass a loss on cash for clunkers requiring you to buy a car. congress will not do it. there's not a need for its. if they do do it, i want...
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we could win the general election. host: if you were the republican nominee, which to consider mitt romney as your running mate? guest: i would certainly consider a number of people. i could not imagine governor romney would want to be on the list, but he would be. host: in north carolina, good morning, to wear for waiting. caller: speaker gingrich, what an honor to speak to the master debater. your popcorn machine is an idea that love. i love science andxploration. the moon base idea caught my attention. we are paying $50 million per astraut for a taxi ride up to the space station. that is about to a 38,000 loss from the moon. if john kennedy had planned, he is the republican antithesis. he had not hadis brain -- if he had not had his brains a shot out in dallas until the day, there would have been no apocalypse in southeast asia with ever but still paying for. no continual robbing of the trust funds by the republicans. abdulla host: -- we will stop you on those notes and get a response from gingrich. guest: the trage
we could win the general election. host: if you were the republican nominee, which to consider mitt romney as your running mate? guest: i would certainly consider a number of people. i could not imagine governor romney would want to be on the list, but he would be. host: in north carolina, good morning, to wear for waiting. caller: speaker gingrich, what an honor to speak to the master debater. your popcorn machine is an idea that love. i love science andxploration. the moon base idea caught my...
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between those two, 1 million veterans have elected those options. as a result, we have seen clear, demonstrated, measurable performance we have a 15% improvement in our overall satisfaction on the ability of our veterans to get through. we have seen a drop call rate reduction of 30%. those are both part and parcel of the new technology and new ways we are working in our veteran relationship management capability. in terms of another vrm initiative, not having the right information. yesterday, not today, yesterday, they would have had to cycle through 13 different databases to get to that veteran or family member survivor, the affirmation you needed. today, as we deploy this end it is critical for our i.t. budget, unified desktop pushed all 13 databases worth of the critical information you want to know on one screen, making them much more effective in delivering a good outcome. also built into this is world class call recording, call tracking, data analytics into this package that we're using every day to improve our service in that environment. >>
between those two, 1 million veterans have elected those options. as a result, we have seen clear, demonstrated, measurable performance we have a 15% improvement in our overall satisfaction on the ability of our veterans to get through. we have seen a drop call rate reduction of 30%. those are both part and parcel of the new technology and new ways we are working in our veteran relationship management capability. in terms of another vrm initiative, not having the right information. yesterday,...
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we also elect libertarians every single year in new hampshire. new hampshire cast this vote this follow. gary johnson, 5, max abramson, two, and one for nine of the above. -- none of the above. [applause] >> the great state of new mexico, her home where the state question is red or green, celebrating its 100th anniversary as a stake in the united states of america, protests all seven of our delegate votes for gary johnson, the next president of the united states. >> new york, home of the statue of liberty, cast the following boats, gary johnson 24, rice aid, carl pearson, one, and jim burns, one. >> the tar heels of the great state of north carolina respectfully cockboat -- respectfully vote hell no to amendment 1 and we vote rewrote -- 3 votes for lee rice and seven votes for gary johnson. >> mr. chairman, the state of oregon, whose government will not allow us to use it, cast one vote for karl pearson, 34 rice, an aide for gary johnson. >> the delegates from the commonwealth of pennsylvania, birthplace of the declaration of independence and the
we also elect libertarians every single year in new hampshire. new hampshire cast this vote this follow. gary johnson, 5, max abramson, two, and one for nine of the above. -- none of the above. [applause] >> the great state of new mexico, her home where the state question is red or green, celebrating its 100th anniversary as a stake in the united states of america, protests all seven of our delegate votes for gary johnson, the next president of the united states. >> new york, home...
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i see why you're going to get elected. it is an honor to be here in north carolina, an honor to be hosted by your state, an honor to sit next to your incredibly effective and truly one of the real leaders of the united states senate, senator hagan, who my dad knows well or did not have the privilege of serving with. i think they just passed in the night. they worked hard together to make sure that he was elected. i know why he worked so hard. your lucky to have the senator. it's good to be with you. congressman price did not remember me. a lot of people do not. who the heck is bo biden? when he was first elected in 1986, my dad came down for him in chapel hill and he brought his eldest son to look at chapel hill and a few other institutions, that i won't mention, duke, davidson. it's good to see you and spend time with you. i did not have the good sense to apply to chapel hill and there probably would not have gotten in, but it's good to be with you. i'm sorry that your attorney general is not here. i know he is out campai
i see why you're going to get elected. it is an honor to be here in north carolina, an honor to be hosted by your state, an honor to sit next to your incredibly effective and truly one of the real leaders of the united states senate, senator hagan, who my dad knows well or did not have the privilege of serving with. i think they just passed in the night. they worked hard together to make sure that he was elected. i know why he worked so hard. your lucky to have the senator. it's good to be with...
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if this is an election year charade. i think it is important to recognize that you need to be held accountable, or somebody does, as to what happened. i am amazed that of all the issues that face the country, this is the issue i hear from my district so frequently about. today, i will enter them into the record, i had no fewer than 30 questions from folks who wanted to know what happened, why it happened, and who is going to be held accountable. i was taken aback by a response when you sort of declared i am the attorney general. with all due respect, yes you are. you are accountable to the folks in my district and the american people. if you will indulge me, play a recording, most importantly, we had a hearing here in june. in that hearing i asked his mother -- we will play that. >> you would like us to ask. >> we would want to know if the net that is set to find everyone involved in his murder will be set deep enough and wideenough to encompass anyone involved in the operation fast and furious? if the guns used in the h
if this is an election year charade. i think it is important to recognize that you need to be held accountable, or somebody does, as to what happened. i am amazed that of all the issues that face the country, this is the issue i hear from my district so frequently about. today, i will enter them into the record, i had no fewer than 30 questions from folks who wanted to know what happened, why it happened, and who is going to be held accountable. i was taken aback by a response when you sort of...
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what is different post-election than pre-election? same players, slightly different complexion of players come inauguration day but not really. what has changed that gives the optimism that some deal will be struck now i could not have been struck before the election? >> first of all, the president was reelected. had he not been reelected, at the other side had taken power, he would have to wait for the new president. because you have the sitting president reelected, he did not have to wait. number two, we are days closer to all these things actually happening. the end of the tax cuts, the alternative minimum tax, the sequester, the automatic spending cuts. all those things are very close to being upon us. that does not deal with unemployment insurance and the payroll tax holiday. because those things are also set to end. so there is a growing momentum that i think will compel colleagues to act. could i be wrong? absolutely, i could. because there is rigidity in the system. especially on the far right and the far left. let's be candid
what is different post-election than pre-election? same players, slightly different complexion of players come inauguration day but not really. what has changed that gives the optimism that some deal will be struck now i could not have been struck before the election? >> first of all, the president was reelected. had he not been reelected, at the other side had taken power, he would have to wait for the new president. because you have the sitting president reelected, he did not have to...
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in that election. we don't know for sure how they voted because it's a secret ballot but when fox news interviewed a bunch of them, nine out of 10 vote fod franken, academic studies show they routinely vote democratic, bottom line, those felons shifted probably the result of the election and that had tremendous consequences, steve. i mean, omabacare passed in 2009 in the senate with no votes to spare. it had 60 votes, just enough to break the filibuster. that means we got omabacare. we would not have had omabacare in its current form without al franken's vote, that vote was in dispute as to whether or not he should have been seated. since then we've had the courts look at these cases of felons voting. you couldn't prosecute any felons who said look i made a mistake, i didn't know what i was doing, you couldn't prove intent. you had to be stupid enough if you were a felon voting illegally to say yeah, i voted illegally, i know what i was doing, what's it to you copper. you know what, we've had almost 20
in that election. we don't know for sure how they voted because it's a secret ballot but when fox news interviewed a bunch of them, nine out of 10 vote fod franken, academic studies show they routinely vote democratic, bottom line, those felons shifted probably the result of the election and that had tremendous consequences, steve. i mean, omabacare passed in 2009 in the senate with no votes to spare. it had 60 votes, just enough to break the filibuster. that means we got omabacare. we would...
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election. there are estimate-based on tracking -- estimates based on tracking of media. that is $70 million. just in the presidential context in that kind of activity. there are philosophical reasons why those questions exist. merkel -- there are important. i do not want to diminish that. that is an important consideration. this same kind of activity focused on campaign in a direct way has increased the level of activity by a least a factor of a third. over and above what we see routinely reported. whenever we have these issues of how much money there is and how it is used, the devil is in the details. in both the context of how we define the activities and how we understand what is actually happening. they can be pretty different things. it is an example of the problem with the regulatory system being as important as the constitutional questions in terms of how we end up understanding what is happening. >> one quick follow-up. you made the case that there was a lot of money that might be calle
election. there are estimate-based on tracking -- estimates based on tracking of media. that is $70 million. just in the presidential context in that kind of activity. there are philosophical reasons why those questions exist. merkel -- there are important. i do not want to diminish that. that is an important consideration. this same kind of activity focused on campaign in a direct way has increased the level of activity by a least a factor of a third. over and above what we see routinely...
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finally electing sarah palin late in the process. my question to you is how much of that was a political decision and how much of it was a decision that john mccain truly felt that sarah palin was qualified to be vice president? >> that's a great question, steve. it's clear that they had a lot of political problems they needed to address. given that john mccain was being tied to george bush whose record at that point was unpopular with a lot of republican and centrist voters, they needed a game-changing pick. in a perfect world, senator mccain would have found someone unambiguously president. most of the other people he considered seriously, all men, i think would have been seen as instantly qualified to be president. sarah palin had a higher bar, she was uven known. she hadn't even been governor of a largely populated state for all that long. i think it is clear that senator mccain took into account the political consideration. i also think it is clear that had sarah palin been given more time to prepare, had the campaign been given
finally electing sarah palin late in the process. my question to you is how much of that was a political decision and how much of it was a decision that john mccain truly felt that sarah palin was qualified to be vice president? >> that's a great question, steve. it's clear that they had a lot of political problems they needed to address. given that john mccain was being tied to george bush whose record at that point was unpopular with a lot of republican and centrist voters, they needed...
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on election night? >> ls is mentioned new hampshire. -- alexis mentioned new hampshire. people are so independently minded. it all the other states that all the math works out or this is a close battle, a new hampshire could come into play. keep your eye on the state. people have a way of shocking you in going against the polls. >> david work is available online at politico.com. the lexus at realpolitics.com. >> you can see this later today at 6:00 p.m. eastern, 3 pacific. >> why would the john wilkes booth team want to assassinate william henry seward? >> this is been the subject of some debate. something that boost realized in the event of the debt of both the president and the president's and the vice president's was tasked with organizing that election. i do not think so. he was not a lawyer. he was an actor. a shakespearean actor hugh new the play julius caesar back words and forward. he views himself as brooches, doing the right thing for rome. he viewed seward as a little like mark antony. he wan
on election night? >> ls is mentioned new hampshire. -- alexis mentioned new hampshire. people are so independently minded. it all the other states that all the math works out or this is a close battle, a new hampshire could come into play. keep your eye on the state. people have a way of shocking you in going against the polls. >> david work is available online at politico.com. the lexus at realpolitics.com. >> you can see this later today at 6:00 p.m. eastern, 3 pacific....
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we get to the side that in the election. this election has to be about big things. limited government. the omelet at -- the unlimited potential of the american people. whether we will build the great society one church, one school, one community and civic organization, one small business at a time. or whether we will be ruled from the top. the two biggest issues in this race that we have talked about a lot are obamacare and energy. i would just share with you that if you want obamacare repealed -- anybody wanted repealed? [cheers and applause] we cannot rely on the supreme court. we have to rely on people who want to stand up and fight for freedom, just like you are doing here in the state of wisconsin. standing by your governor and fighting for freedom and opportunity is here. [cheers and applause] you have to fight for that. the central part of that fight is government takeover of health care. as justice kennedy said, it changes -- it will change the relationship between the government and their people. why? because our country was based on we the people. we the p
we get to the side that in the election. this election has to be about big things. limited government. the omelet at -- the unlimited potential of the american people. whether we will build the great society one church, one school, one community and civic organization, one small business at a time. or whether we will be ruled from the top. the two biggest issues in this race that we have talked about a lot are obamacare and energy. i would just share with you that if you want obamacare repealed...
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he would say without fail, elections. make it clear that it there want to be a clear democracy they have to have clear and fair elections, given the opposition and opportunity, making people that are eligible to vote able to vote. i have held hearings in two states as part of the subcommittee in florida and ohio. over recent the laws that limit the opportunities of the residents of those states to vote in the november election. i have called the election officials and ask them point- blank, what was the evidence of voter fraud that led state legislatures to put of the requirements of the law to restrict opportunity to vote? without fail, they said there was no evidence that led to the state decision. this group, alec american legislative campaign counsel has been campaigning to change state laws. this comes into a voting rights question, which you are well aware of. i might add that some of the evidence that is coming out now makes it clear, for example, in the state of florida, they launched a controversial project that
he would say without fail, elections. make it clear that it there want to be a clear democracy they have to have clear and fair elections, given the opposition and opportunity, making people that are eligible to vote able to vote. i have held hearings in two states as part of the subcommittee in florida and ohio. over recent the laws that limit the opportunities of the residents of those states to vote in the november election. i have called the election officials and ask them point- blank,...
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this is the most important election of your lifetime and maybe since the election of 1860. this is the election where big things are at stake, and we cannot have candidates talking about little things. we cannot have candidates talking about this bill or that vote, minor things that are not really the core problems of this country. you will be getting lots of robo-calls. have you gotten any of them yet? and they will all be negative, tearing the other candidate down, all about little issues that are not at the heart of the problems that face this country. see, we are going out across this country, and the reason we are standing up in the face of 10 to one or more spending against us is we are out there talking about things that americans are talking about. we are talking about issues that are of concern to them because they know that big things are at stake not just here at home but around the world. and we need a presidential candidate to take on this president, who can talk about those big things, who can paint a vision for this country. not just tear down the other side,
this is the most important election of your lifetime and maybe since the election of 1860. this is the election where big things are at stake, and we cannot have candidates talking about little things. we cannot have candidates talking about this bill or that vote, minor things that are not really the core problems of this country. you will be getting lots of robo-calls. have you gotten any of them yet? and they will all be negative, tearing the other candidate down, all about little issues...
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. -- or wants him to be elected. i wonder what the panel thinks about this superpacs. -- the super pacs. are they going to be here forever? will we be in bark -- bombarded by them forever? i have never seen anything like this. i think obama is a slam-dunk in the fall because of these people that are running. that's all i got to say, thank you. host: thanks for the call. guest: that is interesting. the super-pacs a big story in this primary. agree.e you would they're propping up newt gingrich in some cases and resort -- and rick santorum because they have the money and a way to put forward the message. they are behind a lot of these calls and a lot of these ads. host: this is the latest from the mitt romney campaign in illinois. [video clip] >> who can turn around the economy and beeper barack obama. not rich sent thornberry his -- not rick santorum. santorum's weakness is the economy. he has never run a business or a state. his plan -- economic illiteracy, the worst idea of any gop candidate, rick santorum, another e
. -- or wants him to be elected. i wonder what the panel thinks about this superpacs. -- the super pacs. are they going to be here forever? will we be in bark -- bombarded by them forever? i have never seen anything like this. i think obama is a slam-dunk in the fall because of these people that are running. that's all i got to say, thank you. host: thanks for the call. guest: that is interesting. the super-pacs a big story in this primary. agree.e you would they're propping up newt gingrich in...
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no extensions. >> to elect, mr. chairman. -- thank you, mr. chairman. as fema is moving on with the flood map modernization, there have been complaints. i am sure you are all aware of the cost of the localities in to try to meet those standards, especially for the levees. this is a big deal with the flooding on the missouri. can you tell us what some of the complaints are and the accreditation? the cost part of it? tell me any suggestions you have for you and discussed within the agency about ways to improve the lead accreditation process and an ally in the financial burden for these small communities. some of these are being asked to do studies that cost hundreds of the thousands of dollars. if you get a town of 200 people, they do not have the money. how do you address that? >> currently, under our rules, we would only recognize a levee that will certify -- was certified by the u.s. in the -- army corps of engineers. when we did the mapping, we would zero out anything that was there if it was not an accredited levy. in many cases, those levees may not
no extensions. >> to elect, mr. chairman. -- thank you, mr. chairman. as fema is moving on with the flood map modernization, there have been complaints. i am sure you are all aware of the cost of the localities in to try to meet those standards, especially for the levees. this is a big deal with the flooding on the missouri. can you tell us what some of the complaints are and the accreditation? the cost part of it? tell me any suggestions you have for you and discussed within the agency...
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and fair election. i will ask mr. rashid to talk about what more should be done with the regional players and give you a chance to respond to the comments we made here and then we will go to the questions from the audience. >> i just wanted to say that what needs to be done is to consolidate these gains. afghanistan is a much better place than it used to be. we're discussing what might happen if the taliban returns or what might happen if afghanistan collapses. nobody 10 years ago thought we would have been at this point in afghanistan, -- this level of fertility -- fragililty. there's a certain level of fragilility. we just sort of agreed that there is a component that needs to be brought back into the process. are putting our house in order in afghanistan. elements are coming under this big tend to -- elements are coming under this big tent. there's a taliban that is radicalized. it was not going to judge -- budge or change. we think this taliban is willing to come under the tent. we're trying to push
and fair election. i will ask mr. rashid to talk about what more should be done with the regional players and give you a chance to respond to the comments we made here and then we will go to the questions from the audience. >> i just wanted to say that what needs to be done is to consolidate these gains. afghanistan is a much better place than it used to be. we're discussing what might happen if the taliban returns or what might happen if afghanistan collapses. nobody 10 years ago thought...
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i said, you could be elected. he said, i am not going to be elected. you have to be like santa claus. you have to give them something. i do not want to give them something or bring home the bacon. i want to give them their freedom. [applause] no one in his family had ever been a doctor. he said, you cannot go into the profession for the money. you have to love doing it. he loved medicine. he loved his patients. they knew that. he was a marvelous doctor. this is why it was very hard for me to see him going into politics. everybody loves their doctor, but they do not love their politicians. he said he was not going to be a politician. he was going to be a statesman. he feels so compelled to do this and get the message out, and for people to learn everything they can about history, what has happened, what our forefathers fought about, what the constitution says. i never moved to washington with the children. the best thing i could do was to keep the homestead going and the home buyers going. i do not know how he has the stamina to catch airplanes all the
i said, you could be elected. he said, i am not going to be elected. you have to be like santa claus. you have to give them something. i do not want to give them something or bring home the bacon. i want to give them their freedom. [applause] no one in his family had ever been a doctor. he said, you cannot go into the profession for the money. you have to love doing it. he loved medicine. he loved his patients. they knew that. he was a marvelous doctor. this is why it was very hard for me to...
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the elected their own leaders in that 50,000-people the village. it is a small step, but it shows the people's power. i think there are hundreds of thousands of chinese petitioners, despite of imprisonment torture they still organized and went to the chinese leadership compound in shanghai, in beijing and hundreds of house church members in the past 10 months, since april last year, every sunday in the capital city of beijing, there are a wrests of members of this church -- and there were arrests of members of this church simply for going outdoors for worship. all the leaders have been under house arrest. but, the members are still going there every sunday, knowing that they are going to be arrested. i think these are the hopeful signs we should count on. of course, secondarily the contributions for china's democracy and freedom is outside, externally. i think we do need the external aid. the persecuted people will be gratefully -- greatly encouraged, and their moral will be encouraged if they hear from the president of the united states of america
the elected their own leaders in that 50,000-people the village. it is a small step, but it shows the people's power. i think there are hundreds of thousands of chinese petitioners, despite of imprisonment torture they still organized and went to the chinese leadership compound in shanghai, in beijing and hundreds of house church members in the past 10 months, since april last year, every sunday in the capital city of beijing, there are a wrests of members of this church -- and there were...
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well i did get elected. so as governor of new mexico, completely outside of the political system, i've always been pro choice regarding everything, ok? so should this be top two voting candidate system? this should be something that gets ferretted out at the local level. something that gets ferretted out at the state level, not the national level. look, there is only a couple of voices being heard here and it's tweedle dee and it's deeding dum. [cheers and applause] two weeks ago two candidates talking about who's going to spend more money on medicare when medicare's the system that you and i pay $30,000 into and get $100,000 benefit. it's a 3-1 what you pay in and what you get out. it's not sustainable. yet it's indicative of our federal government today which is on an institute, unsustainable path, the results of which are going to be a monetary collapse unless we actually bring this under control. and as a third party, i have been given the opportunity to make the case that's not being made by either of t
well i did get elected. so as governor of new mexico, completely outside of the political system, i've always been pro choice regarding everything, ok? so should this be top two voting candidate system? this should be something that gets ferretted out at the local level. something that gets ferretted out at the state level, not the national level. look, there is only a couple of voices being heard here and it's tweedle dee and it's deeding dum. [cheers and applause] two weeks ago two candidates...
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elections have consequences. four years ago when barack obama was elected, there was believe that things would change and he would work across the aisle and he would change the tone. unfortunately, he has not kept any of his promises. he is the one who said with the stimulus bill, unemployment would not exceed a%. 42 months with unemployment above a%. i -- above 8%. it is time for america to stand up and reclaim our country. [applause] mitt romney is one of the most sincere, honest, decent human beings to walk on the face of the earth. he has a record of creating jobs from one coast to the other. he has a record of balancing budgets and fixing problems in his own state of massachusetts. he is the person who will keep his promises to the american people. he is the person who will fix our economy. he is the guy who will send barack obama packing his bags back to chicago. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, mitt romney. [applause] ["i was born free" playing] ♪ ♪ >> thank you. thank you so very much. what a welcome,
elections have consequences. four years ago when barack obama was elected, there was believe that things would change and he would work across the aisle and he would change the tone. unfortunately, he has not kept any of his promises. he is the one who said with the stimulus bill, unemployment would not exceed a%. 42 months with unemployment above a%. i -- above 8%. it is time for america to stand up and reclaim our country. [applause] mitt romney is one of the most sincere, honest, decent...
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. >> sunday on "newsmakers" we take a look at some of the key 2012 races. 33 seats are up for election this year, 21 on the democratic side, ten republican house and two independent seats. bernie sanders and joe lieberman. committee executive directors, guy cecil and robert jezz mar. "newsmakers" airs sunday at 10:00 and 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> last week, the head of the agency regulating fannie mae and freddie mac said the two mortgage holding companies could see benefits from reducing loan amounts for some home owners. although no final decisions have been made. edward demarco also defended other programs aimed at helping home owners. following the remarks, potential impact on the housing market of principle reduction program. this event was hosted by the brookings institution here in washington. director demarco has been in his curpt job for almost three years now serving as the regulator and conserve tor of fannie mae and freddie mac since going into conservatorship in 2008 these have cost taxpayers $185 billion and counting. previously, demarco served as the chief operating officer
. >> sunday on "newsmakers" we take a look at some of the key 2012 races. 33 seats are up for election this year, 21 on the democratic side, ten republican house and two independent seats. bernie sanders and joe lieberman. committee executive directors, guy cecil and robert jezz mar. "newsmakers" airs sunday at 10:00 and 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> last week, the head of the agency regulating fannie mae and freddie mac said the two mortgage holding companies could see...
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it's a very close election. do you think that the public at large of the losing side, whoever that might be delared to be is going to be prepared to accept losing? >> no. >> no. certainly it's going to feel very different than it did in 2008 where mccain voters certainly wanted their guy to win but also you talk to a lot said boy on election night right you sort of felt a sense of we just -- america just made history here. that was that hopeful moment you saw the president's moments spike up. right direction, wrong track, spiked up. and then it crashed back down to earth. so that has been completely wiped off. now the real question is, is it going to feel like 2004 where there's the frustration and the hand wringing and the i can't believe this from democrats. or is it going to be like 2000 where we get to the position of well this race was tolen? there's an ill legitimate president? and that's going to come down to are we going to have another hanging chad piece of all of this? is it going to be as close? >> an
it's a very close election. do you think that the public at large of the losing side, whoever that might be delared to be is going to be prepared to accept losing? >> no. >> no. certainly it's going to feel very different than it did in 2008 where mccain voters certainly wanted their guy to win but also you talk to a lot said boy on election night right you sort of felt a sense of we just -- america just made history here. that was that hopeful moment you saw the president's moments...
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we elected new members of congress. three months later, we had a new chairman of the republican national committee. 30 days later, the green bay packers won the super bowl. that is a pretty good run. [cheers and applause] let me tell you, we are not done yet. we are not done yet. the eyes of america are on wisconsin again. beginning on tuesday. whether it was john f. kennedy defeated hubert humphrey from the neighboring state of minnesota in 1960 in a huge upset that propelled him to the nomination or it was jimmy carter upsetting mo udall here in 1976. this primary has a history of sending a message to the nation. then again on june 5, the eyes of the world will be on wisconsin. america will decide beginning here on june 5 whether or not we are going to go forward into the optimistic future of limited government and lower taxes and a return to time- honored values, or whether or not we will continue to go down the path of government bankrupting future generations and government policy being in the hands of public-secto
we elected new members of congress. three months later, we had a new chairman of the republican national committee. 30 days later, the green bay packers won the super bowl. that is a pretty good run. [cheers and applause] let me tell you, we are not done yet. we are not done yet. the eyes of america are on wisconsin again. beginning on tuesday. whether it was john f. kennedy defeated hubert humphrey from the neighboring state of minnesota in 1960 in a huge upset that propelled him to the...
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elected scott brown to be the 41st vote to stop it. they put it in as-is. and that bill embodied every corrupt deal you can imagine to get it past the finish line. the uconn, state of connecticut, gatorade for the state of florida. it bought up the hospitals. it bought up at this time form sued cals. the corrupt deal they made with the insurance companies. we want to regulate you out of control. they took the deal and that is the bill we have now. it is corrupt. the unconstitutional mandate is at the heart of how this whole thing operates. the federal government does not have the power to force to us purchase the product. the united states supreme court had better do the right thing and strike down the mandate. >> when they strike down the mandate they need to go further. if they strike down the mandate and only the mandate it will destroy private health care in the country just as surely as if the mandate had stood. they have to strike down the entire law. and if any of obama care is still intact after the supreme court decision we need a congress and a pr
elected scott brown to be the 41st vote to stop it. they put it in as-is. and that bill embodied every corrupt deal you can imagine to get it past the finish line. the uconn, state of connecticut, gatorade for the state of florida. it bought up the hospitals. it bought up at this time form sued cals. the corrupt deal they made with the insurance companies. we want to regulate you out of control. they took the deal and that is the bill we have now. it is corrupt. the unconstitutional mandate is...
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special election will be june 12. one republican candidate, a state senator, officially declared his candidacy earlier yesterday, and veteran jesse kelly, who has run for the seat before, will soon announce his entry into the race. speaking of jan brewer, some fallout from her tiff on the tarmac with president barack obama made the news earlier this week, about her having a heated conversation with the president regarding some comments she made about him in a meeting they had in a book that she wrote. politico has actually a response from the president. he said to abc news yesterday -- going back to the phones, we go to tampa, florida. john is on the independent line. caller: good morning. i just wanted to comment on a couple of things. first of all, the military. you had some call earlier if the cuts were tuesday. i think that the military should be like the third rail. social programs we have everything, because that the military, that person would not even have the right to talk on the phone, as we do today. i am a
special election will be june 12. one republican candidate, a state senator, officially declared his candidacy earlier yesterday, and veteran jesse kelly, who has run for the seat before, will soon announce his entry into the race. speaking of jan brewer, some fallout from her tiff on the tarmac with president barack obama made the news earlier this week, about her having a heated conversation with the president regarding some comments she made about him in a meeting they had in a book that she...
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i was elected in 2004. i was the 200 women to serve in the house of representatives ever. -- 200th woman to ever serve in the house of representatives. that is out of 14,000 to have served. today, we're up to 250. that is still relatively new, but what is exciting to me is that we are seeing more ron, mortgage elected at all levels, -- more ron, more get elected at all levels. >> we will go to questions from the audience. we ask you to go down the line. you are all set successful women. i wonder if there is a piece of advice somebody gave you when you are much younker that you think has been really helpful, has been advice you have kept in mind. >> growing up on the farm, my dad was a role model to me as far as being a role model to the community and giving back to the community. he challenged me to do that from as long as i can remember. he said, if you do not like what is happening, get involved. get to that position where you can actually impact what is going on. do not just complain about what is going
i was elected in 2004. i was the 200 women to serve in the house of representatives ever. -- 200th woman to ever serve in the house of representatives. that is out of 14,000 to have served. today, we're up to 250. that is still relatively new, but what is exciting to me is that we are seeing more ron, mortgage elected at all levels, -- more ron, more get elected at all levels. >> we will go to questions from the audience. we ask you to go down the line. you are all set successful women. i...
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that is what i will be talking about in this election. hopefully, the people i will give me the opportunity to do its . [applause] that was long, longer long. now hopefully, short and shorter. >> what can you do to get us jobs in this economic crisis? >> i talked about the economic plan i put together with respect to manufacturing. if you look at reducing taxes and getting rid of the death tax and reducing the capital gains tax and what we have done on corporate taxes. in addition to that, regulation. regulation is crushing america. contrary to what the president would have you believe, this administration is the most burdensome regulatory administration in the history of our country. in the last two administration, the average number of regulations cost businesses over $100 million. most of these are billions. the average number of regulations under clinton and bush were about 60 a year. this administration is approaching 150 this year alone. that is the difference. what we need to do and what i pledge to do is that i will repeal every s
that is what i will be talking about in this election. hopefully, the people i will give me the opportunity to do its . [applause] that was long, longer long. now hopefully, short and shorter. >> what can you do to get us jobs in this economic crisis? >> i talked about the economic plan i put together with respect to manufacturing. if you look at reducing taxes and getting rid of the death tax and reducing the capital gains tax and what we have done on corporate taxes. in addition...
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if elected would he withdraw from the star treaty? >> he stated his position that he would not support it when it was being deliberated in the senate. it is now in force. he will do a review of existing arms control agreements and other major policies. it would be premature for me to speculate. >> i have another question from the overflow crowd. i would like to ask michelle about this. what are the candidates approaches to european relations in the euro crisis specifically? president obama has spent a lot of his time and energy revitalizing our partnerships across europe. we have gone to afghanistan together, libya together, done a tremendous amount of work. it is hard to find a policy we are not lockstep with the u.k. because of the connection between our economies, there's great concern about the euro crisis. in this illustration has been very engaged working with european leaders trying to help them make the steps necessary to solve the problem. i do not think anybody envisioned a u.s. bailout. one of the things that was curious to
if elected would he withdraw from the star treaty? >> he stated his position that he would not support it when it was being deliberated in the senate. it is now in force. he will do a review of existing arms control agreements and other major policies. it would be premature for me to speculate. >> i have another question from the overflow crowd. i would like to ask michelle about this. what are the candidates approaches to european relations in the euro crisis specifically?...